subtract

Pronunciation: /səbˈtɹækt/

The English word “subtract” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“to draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“to draw, pull, drag”).

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